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June 17, 2011

One Muppet to Rule Them All

*Sorry about the spacing glitches. I tried to make this cleaner, but Blogger is being stubborn.

Some of you know I love Twitter. I've met an amazing, funny, talented group of people there, most of them writers. So what better way to spend a cold, blustery June morning, than hanging with my favorite Tweeps?

It all started with this, a simple Tweet about an exchange between me and my husband:

Haldir: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. Why would we break up this duo? Everyone knows Haldir is Elrond's go to guy.

Eowyn: Miss Piggy. There was some debate about this, but I'm sticking with it. You'll see why in a minute. And, she gets to kick some serious Nazgul tail.

Saruman: Gonzo. Can't you just picture his hands out, fingers all crooked, eyes rolling to the back of his head?

Wormtongue: Beauregard. Feckless, bumbling, loveable. What?

Gollum: Serious debating on this key character. Sweetums? Rizzo? I went with Crazy Harry. Rob's right. The voice and over all creepiness wins him the part. Plus, he already talks in third person.

Sauron: Sam the Eagle. We did some switching around for this part. Nailed it. We won't tell Sam he's the bad guy, just big government.

Pippin: Pepe the King Prawn. I love Pepe. I love Pippin. It's meant to be, okay?

Merry: Animal. This, I must say, is brilliance. With Miss Piggy as Eowyn, the tension between these two "friends" is bound to be riotous. "E-O-WYN . . . E-O-WYN . . ." I guarantee you Merry is going to be thrown off that horse.

Orcs: The Chickens. C'mon, Gonzo is Saruman. You had to see this coming.

Legolas: Lew Zealand. "Throw the arrow away, and it comes back to me."

Gimli: Swedish Chef. "Un de tu de three de four, four did urks yip yip yip."

Uruk-hai: The Rats. They're RATS. I'd be up on the table.

Witch Kings: Statler and Waldorf. Too obvious? I think not.

Boramir: Bean the Bunny. Wouldn't see that coming, would you?

Faramir: Bobo the Bear. Because everyone likes him, and he and Bean could seriously be brothers.

Denethor: Rizzo the Rat. Rizzo can do crazy. Can't you just see him eating and eating, while Pepe--er--Pippin sings him a Spanish--er-- Celtic love song? I see Oscar potential here.

Lothlorien Elves: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. Rob and Dan agreed on this one. How could I not give it to them? Groovy. Like, fer sher, really.

Galadriel: My first choice would be Madeline Kahn. What she would have done with this part I can only imagine. I miss her. My next choice would be Kristen Chenowith. Or Patrick Warburton. Yeah, that's right.Bilbo: Robin. Kermy's little nephew. The ring's going to be heavy for him, anyway.

Eomer: Scooter, because he has to go somewhere.

Theoden: Ralph the Dog. At his piano throne.

And Arwen. Ah, Arwen, lovely and in love with Aragorn. This part goes to:

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Favorite Quote of 2009:

"Congratulations! Today we officially accepted The Orchard for publication. It's a unique story that captured our imagination, and we love the way you crafted and developed both the plot and the characters. Your revisions were excellent, and we are pleased to be able to bring your book to the LDS market."-Covenant Communications